United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-02-22 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-95-111 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-111 P0b002ee18037d77b f:trc95111 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-111 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-111 T-RCED-95-111 Independent regulatory commissions Motor carrier operations Railroad transportation operations Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Interstate commerce Railroad regulation Transportation industry Transportation rates Federal agency reorganization Testimony RCED If Congress were to repeal the Interstate Commerce Act and eliminate the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), the budget savings would total $39 million. Virtually all the options GAO reviewed for transferring ICC's functions offer opportunities for savings--ranging from $16 million to $28 million. Of potentially greater significance, however, is the issue of how ICC's remaining regulatory functions would be handled in the future. If Congress decides that there is still a need for a high degree of independence and the application of substantial expertise in carrying out the remaining regulatory processes, a merger with the Federal Maritime Commission or incorporating the functions into the Transportation Department under a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-like model might be preferable. On the other hand, if Congress decides that an independent regulatory agency is no longer necessary, then greater savings might be realized by integrating the remaining ICC functions into the Transportation Department or by dividing them among several agencies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-111/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-111.htm GAO/T-RCED-95-111 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-111 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-95-111; Interstate Commerce Commission: Budget and Other Impacts of Eliminating or Transferring Functions; Independent regulatory commissions Motor carrier operations Railroad transportation operations Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Interstate commerce Railroad regulation Transportation industry Transportation rates Federal agency reorganization